Festivals and Fairs
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Enjoy beer, bites and tunes at Northbrook BrewfestSep 03, 2025 11:46 am - Northbrook Brewfest returns on Saturday, Sept. 6, featuring craft beer, vodka, tequila, non-alcoholic beer, live music, and food at Village Green Park.
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Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington hosting annual Art in Nature FestivalSep 03, 2025 11:21 am - Plein air painting, live music, art activities and food can be enjoyed at the 15th annual Art in Nature Festival at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Saturday.
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Elmhurst’s Rock the Block Party returns Sept. 5-6Sep 02, 2025 10:31 pm - The Rock the Block Party is a family-friendly street festival in Elmhurst City Centre featuring live music, food vendors, and beer/wine tents.
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Good Old Days celebrates 57th year with parades, contests, toursSep 02, 2025 9:26 pm - Winfield's annual three-day festival features live music, food, contests, parade, kids activities, car show, and more family fun over the weekend of Sept. 5-7.
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Enjoy vino, brews and tunes at Geneva’s Festival of the Vine
Sep 02, 2025 1:40 pm - Geneva's Festival of the Vine returns with nine music groups, food dishes, wines, beers and ciders, as well as an arts & crafts fair, over three days from Sept. 5-7.
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Go Nordic for a day with food, music and Vikings at Vasa Park
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Things to do Sept. 5-11: Platzkonzert Germanfest, Taste of Chicago, Bloomingdale Septemberfest and moreSep 02, 2025 9:50 am - Mark your calendar for Platzkonzert Germanfest in Hoffman Estates, Taste of Chicago, Winfield Good Old Days, Bloomingdale Septemberfest, South Elgin Scandinavian Day Festival and more happening this week.
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Suburban fest-goers bid adieu to summer at Monday’s Labor Day events.Sep 01, 2025 6:24 pm - This year’s ideally temperate Labor Day marked the metaphorical end of summer and the meteorological start of fall. For the record, meteorological fall is the period fro...
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Folk and tales: Fox Valley music, storytelling fest returns to GenevaAug 31, 2025 5:42 pm - A year after circumstance forced the Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival’s move to Wheeler Park, performers and attendees were happy to return Sunday to their new home near downtown Geneva.
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Marching bands, dancers, flags add flair to Buffalo Grove Days ParadeAug 30, 2025 5:19 pm - The Buffalo Grove Days parade on Saturday featured floats, marching bands, and local groups.